College of Business and Economics
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Gains in Standardized Test Scores: An Empirical Investigation (with D. Driscoll and D. Halcoussis), Economics of Education Review, 27(2):211-220, April 2008
Budget Rules and State Business Cycles, (with R. Krol), Public Finance Review, 35(4):530-544, July 2007
Unions and Employment Growth: Evidence from State Economic Recoveries (with R. Krol), Journal of Labor Research, 28:525-535, Summer 2007
The Effect of Rent Control on Commute Times (with R. Krol), Journal of Urban Economics, 58(3):421-436, November 2005
Rightsizing Los Angeles Government (with R. Oakerson), The Independent Review, 9(4):513-528, Spring 2005
School District Size and Student Performance (with D. Driscoll and D. Halcoussis), Economics of Education Review, 22(2):193-202, April 2003
The Allocation of Federal Funds to Promote Bureaucratic Objectives: An Empirical Test (with L. Marcal), Contemporary Economic Policy, 20(3): 209-220, July 2002
Support for Municipal Detachment: Evidence from a Recent Survey of Los Angeles Voters (with L. Marcal), Urban Affairs Review, September 2000
Entry Barriers and Medical Board Funding Autonomy (with E. Toma), Public Choice, 97:93-106, 1998
Recent Trends in Job Security and Stability (with S.R. Schmidt), Journal of Labor Research, 19(4):647-668, 1998
State Medical Boards: Institutional Structure and Board Policies, Federation Bulletin: Journal of Medical Licensure and Discipline, 84(2):111-119, 1997
The Effect of the Bank Regulatory Environment on State Economic Activity (with R. Krol), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 26:531-541, 1996
Congressional Allocation of Federal Funds: The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, Public Choice, 87(3-4):229-242, 1996
Regulation and Economic Performance: Lessons from the States, (with R. Krol), Cato Journal, 14(1):55-64, 1994
Advances in Economic Theories of Medical Licensure, Federation Bulletin: The Journal of Medical Licensure and Discipline, 80(1):27-32, 1993
Should We Reconsider Licensing Physicians? Contemporary Policy Issues [now titled Contemporary Economic Policy], 10(1):31-38, 1992
Consumer Gains from Physician Immigration to the U.S.: 1966-1971, Applied Economics, 23(2):331-338, 1991
A Time-Series Analysis of U.S. Petroleum Industry Inventory Behavior (with R. Krol), The Energy Journal, 8(4):65-78, 1987
Physician Licensure: A New Approach to Examining the Role of Professional Interests, Economic Inquiry, 25(3):497-509, 1987
BOOK CHAPTERS
Physicians and Non-Physician Clinicians: Where Does Quality Assurance Come From? in What Can States Do to Reform Healthcare, ed. by John Graham, Pacific Research Institute, pp. 67-82, July 2006
Medical Licensing: Examining the Desirability of Existing Public Policy in the Context of Technological Change, in The Half-Life of Policy Rationales: How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues, ed. by Fred.E. Foldvary and Daniel B. Klein (New York: New York University Press, 2003; a Cato Institute book)
The Changing Role of Licensure in Promoting Incentives for Quality in Health Care, in American Health Care: Government, Market Processes, and the Public Interest, ed. by Roger D. Feldman, Independent Institute, 2000
Licensing. Market Entry Regulation, Encyclopedia of Law & Economics, Vol. III, The Regulation of Contracts, ed. by Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, pp. 296-328, 2000
OTHER PUBLICATONS
Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care, Cato Policy Analysis no. 621, September 17, 2008
The Collapse of a Noble Idea (describes the failure of the Los Angeles Community Development Bank) (with R. Krol), Regulation, V27(4):30-33, Winter 2005
Licensing Doctors: Do Economists Agree? Econ Journal Watch, 1(2):279-305, August 2004
2000-2001 Report of Findings on the San Fernando Valley Economy. San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center, College of Business Administration and Economics, California State University, Northridge, 70 pages, November 2000 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
1999-2000 Report of Findings on the San Fernando Valley Economy. San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center, College of Business Administration and Economics, California State University, Northridge, 66 pages, November 1999
1998 Report of Findings on the San Fernando Valley Economy. San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center, College of Business Administration and Economics, California State University, Northridge, 63 pages, September 1998
Are Residents Well-Served by Large City Governments? Jobs & Capital, 7(2):34-39, Spring 1998
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Job Security in America (with C. Kaljian), Jobs & Capital (Journal of the Milken Institute for Jobs and Capital Formation), 5:33-37, 1996
Can State Level Deregulation Affect Economic Well-Being? (with R. Krol), Jobs & Capital, 4:32-35, 1995
Inner Cities and Long-Run Government Policy (with R. Krol), Jobs & Capital, 3:25-28, 1994